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Mecca is important to Muslims for a number of reasons. The Prophet was from Mecca and returned there before his death. The Hira cave, on Jabal al-Nour, is reportedly where the Prophet received his first revelation.
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The U.S. Army established their own forts to keep Apache war parties in check. Several reservations were created, some on and some out of the traditional areas occupied by the Apache tribes.
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Notable Australians of German ancestry include actor Eric Bana, former Victorian premier Henry Bolte, film director Baz Luhrman , cricketer Shane Warne and early colonial artist Hans Heysen
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The Venice Canal Historic District is embedded in the residential Venice suburb of Los Angeles The historic district is noteworthy for possessing man-made wetland canals, built in 1905 by developer Abbot Kinney as part of his Venice of America. Kinney sought to recreate the appearance and feel of Venice, Italy in coastal LA
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The style began the move away from Victorian ornamentation toward simpler forms; and the Prairie style of Frank Lloyd Wright.
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